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Lovgate.S | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Lovgate.S |
| Technical name: | W32/Lovgate.S.worm |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Worm |
| Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
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| Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT |
| First detected on: | March 10, 2004 |
| Detection updated on: | March 10, 2004 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Lovgate.S is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. Lovgate.S uses the following propagation or distribution methods: - Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
- Email: sending emails that include a copy of itself as an attachment. The computer is infected when the attachment is run.
- Computer networks (shared resources): it creates copies of itself in shared network resources to which it has access.
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